Flood — Placer, California

2024-11-23 to 2024-11-25 · near Auburn, Placer, California

Event narrative

Placer County Sheriff reported a group of three men went to fish in the North American River, north of Folsom Lake on November 23rd. Two of the men, both 20 years old, got into the water. One of them was swept away by the strong currents and the second man tried to help but was also pulled into the current. The recovery operation was extremely technical and in a portion of the river with rapids and strong current due to the storm. Both 20 year old men drowned and their bodies were recovered downstream on November 25th.

Wider weather episode

Another weather system brought continued periods of heavy mountain snow with mountain travel delays and chain restrictions, widespread rain with flooding impacts, and gusty winds in the from November 22nd through November 26th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219854. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.